29 May 1692
Battle of Barfleur
Tourville fights Edward Russell's larger Anglo-Dutch fleet off Barfleur before withdrawing toward the French coast.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Barfleur in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Tourville fights Edward Russell's larger Anglo-Dutch fleet off Barfleur before withdrawing toward the French coast.
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